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Ezekiel 37:28
28Then the nations will know that I, the Lord, have chosen the Israelites as my own people. The nations will see that I have put my temple among my people for ever.” ’
Ezekiel 37:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the heathen shall know that I the Lord do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.
- New International Version (NIV)Then the nations will know that I the Lord make Israel holy, when my sanctuary is among them forever.’ ”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then the nations will know that I am the Lord who sanctifies Israel, when my sanctuary is in their midst forevermore."
- New King James Version (NKJV)The nations also will know that I, the Lord, sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is in their midst forevermore.” ’ ”
Context of Ezekiel 37:28
26I will make a covenant with them to give them peace. It is a promise to my people that will continue for ever. I will cause them to live safely in their land. I will cause them to grow in number. I will put my temple among them, to be with them for ever. 27I will make my home with them. I will be their God and they will be my people. Then the nations will know that I, the Lord, have chosen the Israelites as my own people. The nations will see that I have put my temple among my people for ever.” ’
Read all of Ezekiel 37Ezekiel 37:28 word by word
וְיָֽדְעוּ֙ הַגּוֹיִ֔ם כִּ֚י אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה מְקַדֵּ֖שׁ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בִּהְי֧וֹת מִקְדָּשִׁ֛י בְּתוֹכָ֖ם לְעוֹלָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
- shall knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- that I the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- do sanctifyקָדַשׁqâdash · to consecrate: consecateH6942
- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- when my sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁmiqdâsh miqqedâsh · sanctuaryH4720
- shall be in the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
- of them for evermoreעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
Cross-references for Ezekiel 37:28
- Ezekiel 36:23Now I will show them that my name is great and holy. You brought shame to my name. But I will help you so that the nations can see that I am great. When I do that, they will know that I am the Lord. That is what I, the Almighty Lord, say.
- Ezekiel 38:23I will show all the nations that I am great and I am holy. Then they will know that I am the Lord.” ’
- Ezekiel 39:7My people, Israel will know that my name is holy. No longer will I let them say bad things about me. And the nations round you will know that I, the Lord am the holy God in Israel.
- Psalms 79:10Foreign nations are saying about us, ‘Their God cannot help them!’ That is not right! People of those nations have murdered your servants, so punish them for us to see.
- Psalms 102:15The nations will respect the Lord's name. All the kings of the world will praise your glory.
- Psalms 126:2At that time, we laughed a lot. We shouted because we were so happy! People in other countries said to each other, ‘The Lord has done great things for them!’
- Romans 11:15When God turned away from Israel's people, he then accepted other people in the world as his friends. So, when God does accept Israel's people, the result will be even better! It will be like dead people who have become alive again!
- Ezekiel 20:12I also gave them Sabbath days when they would rest. It would help them to remember that they belong to me. They would know that I, the Lord, have made them my holy people.
- Exodus 31:13‘Say to the Israelites, “You must keep my Sabbath days as special days. This will help you and your descendants to remember that you belong to me. You will remember that I, the Lord, have chosen you to be my people.
- Leviticus 20:8They must always obey all my rules. I am the Lord who makes them holy.
- Leviticus 21:8A priest is holy because he sacrifices the people's offerings to God. A priest is holy because I, the Lord, am holy.
- John 17:17Help them to belong completely to you, as they follow the truth. Your message is the truth.
- 1 Corinthians 1:30It is because of God's work that you now belong to Christ Jesus. As a result of Christ's death on the cross, we share in God's wise plan. Because we belong to Christ, God makes us right with himself. He makes us his own special people. He makes us free from the power of sin.
- Ephesians 5:26He did that to make us completely clean, as the people of God. It was like he washed us with water, as he brought God's message to us.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:23I pray that God will help you to be completely good, as his people should be. He is the one who gives us peace in our minds. I pray that he will take care of you in every way, in your spirit, in your soul and in your body. Then you will not be guilty of anything that is bad, when our Lord Jesus Christ returns.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 37:28
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16-28Verses 16-28 A prophecy of the reunion of Israel and Judah, the incorporation of Israel under one Ruler, the kingdom of Messiah upon earth and in heaven. Ezekiel 37:16 One stick - So in the marginal reference the names of the tribes had been written on rods or sticks. For Judah - To the house of David had remained faithful, not only Judah, but also Benjamin, Levi, and part of Simeon, and individual members of various tribes 2 Chronicles 11:12-16…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-28Verses 15-28 This emblem was to show the people, that the Lord would unite Judah and Israel. Christ is the true David, Israel's King of old; and those whom he makes willing in the day of his power, he makes to walk in his judgments, and to keep his statutes. Events yet to come will further explain this prophecy. Nothing has more hindered the success of the gospel than divisions. Let us study to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace; let us…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-28The covenant of peace is the blessing that comes from obeying the covenant. This covenant would last forever. In the past, the people’s sin made them unclean. Because of this, the Lord allowed the temple to be destroyed. Now their new purity would be shown in a new sanctuary. God would live among them there forever. This final temple would show the success of God’s work to make his people holy. It would demonstrate that the Lord is the one who makes…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. (Eze 36:23). sanctify Israel--set it apart as holy unto Myself and inviolable (Ex 19:5, 6).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 37
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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